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New York Mets: Tomas Nido and the importance of defensive-minded backup catchers

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Tomas Nido has an important place in the New York Mets‘ organization. As the backup catcher of a defensively weak starter, he had more than his share of playing time in 2019. The situation will likely not change in 2020.

Wilson Ramos is the starter, and the more consistent offensive force. His .275/.322/.436 career line are proof of that, and his 104 wRC+ certifies that the Venezuelan has been an above-average offensive performer in his career.

However, while Ramos offers the bat, Nido provides the defensive chops for the Mets. His pop time was in the 93rd percentile (although it didn’t quite translate to him being particularly successful at preventing steals.